The latent profile analysis of Chinese adolescents' gaming disorder: examination and validation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gaming disorder is a new disease, which is included in the disease unit of disorder caused by addiction in the 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases. This study examined the symptom characteristics of gaming disorders in Chinese adolescents using the latent profile analysis.

Methods

Totally, 5988 students (including 3285 boys and 2703 girls; aged 12-18 years) from junior high schools and senior high schools were enrolled. The Gaming Disorder Symptom Questionnaire-21 (GDSQ-21) was used to screen gaming disorder. A latent profile analysis was used for classifying the subgroups based on the extent of gaming usage. The relationship between adolescent gamers and demographic variables was analyzed by logistic regression.

Results

The result

SUBMITTER: Zhang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10644538 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature